Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "media-bias"

1. Identity (2003)

R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

7.3

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64 Metascore

Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes

Votes: 267,562 | Gross: $52.16M

2. Pride (I) (2014)

R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

7.8

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79 Metascore

U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.

Director: Matthew Warchus | Stars: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine

Votes: 61,708

3. Richard Jewell (2019)

R | 131 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

7.5

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68 Metascore

Security guard Richard Jewell is an instant hero after foiling a bomb attack at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, but his life becomes a nightmare when the FBI leaks to the media that he is a suspect in the case.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Brandon Stanley, Ryan Boz

Votes: 97,901

4. 13th (2016)

TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History

8.2

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81 Metascore

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales

Votes: 37,706

5. Kill the Messenger (2014)

R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.9

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60 Metascore

Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.

Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims, Robert Pralgo

Votes: 48,783 | Gross: $2.45M

6. The Occupation of the American Mind (2016 Video)

82 min | Documentary

8.5

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Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the ... See full summary »

Directors: Loretta Alper, Jeremy Earp | Stars: Phyllis Bennis, Max Blumenthal, Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein

Votes: 260

7. South of the Border (2009)

Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary

7.0

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45 Metascore

A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tariq Ali, Tony Blair, Wolf Blitzer, Nelson Bocaranda

Votes: 3,100 | Gross: $0.17M

8. After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News (2020)

TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary

7.0

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A look at the ongoing threat caused by the phenomenon of "fake news" in the U.S., focusing on the real-life consequences that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have on the average citizen.

Director: Andrew Rossi | Stars: Jack Burkman, Elizabeth Williamson, Molly McKew, Troy Michalik

Votes: 1,878

9. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

Not Rated | 167 min | Documentary, Biography, War

8.1

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A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Paul Andrews

Votes: 4,938

10. The War You Don't See (2010)

97 min | Documentary, War

8.4

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Thought-provoking documentary on war propaganda: how governments manipulate the facts and how most media let them get away with it.

Directors: Alan Lowery, John Pilger | Stars: John Pilger, Stuart Ewen, Melvin Goodman, Dan Rather

Votes: 1,527

11. Control Room (2004)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary

7.7

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79 Metascore

A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.

Director: Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Samir Khader, Josh Rushing, George W. Bush, Hassan Ibrahim

Votes: 5,266 | Gross: $2.59M

12. The Panama Deception (1992)

91 min | Documentary, History, War

7.5

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A film about the true reasons for the 1989 US invasion of Panama and big media complicity in these activities.

Director: Barbara Trent | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Carlos Cantú, Diviana Ingravallo, Abraham Alvarez

Votes: 1,167 | Gross: $0.31M

13. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)

Unrated | 74 min | Documentary

8.2

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81 Metascore

In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.

Directors: Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain | Stars: Hugo Chávez, Pedro Carmona, Jesse Helms, Colin Powell

Votes: 2,630

14. Advocate (2019)

114 min | Documentary, Biography

7.2

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77 Metascore

A look at the life and work of Jewish-Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel who has represented political prisoners for nearly 50 years.

Directors: Philippe Bellaiche, Rachel Leah Jones | Stars: Lea Tsemel, Yasser Joubeh, Suheila Dweik, Ossama Amro

Votes: 382

15. Killing Gaza (2018)

97 min | Documentary, War

7.3

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In Killing Gaza, independent journalists Max Blumenthal and Dan Cohen documented Israel's 2014 war on Gaza. Yet this film is much more than a documentary about Palestinian resilience and suffering. It is a chilling visual document of war crimes committed by the Israeli military, featuring direct testimony and evidence from the survivors.

Director: Max Blumenthal | Stars: John Kerry, Benjamin Netanyahu, Abu Obaida

Votes: 231

16. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)

Unrated | 78 min | Documentary

7.5

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58 Metascore

Documentary on reported Conservative bias of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel (FNC), which promotes itself as "Fair and Balanced". Material includes interviews with former FNC employees and the inter-office memos they provided.

Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Douglas Cheek, Walter Cronkite, Bob McChesney, Jeff Cohen

Votes: 6,277 | Gross: $0.24M

17. Fox News (1987– )

Unrated | 60 min | News

2.5

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Local newscasts on the Fox Broadcasting Company network.

Stars: Marcellas Reynolds, Judy Ho, Laura Diaz, Susan Hirasuna

Votes: 1,179

18. The Lobby - USA (2018)

Documentary

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Stars: Max Blumenthal, John Mearsheimer, Jacob Baime, Jim Moran

Votes: 21

19. Trump: What's the Deal? (1991)

83 min | Documentary

7.1

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Examines claims made by Donald Trump around his persona and his business approach.

Director: Libby Handros | Stars: Sheelsa Allen-Stevens, Jonathan Alter, Abraham Beame, Gary Belis

Votes: 158

20. All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016)

Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary

7.3

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63 Metascore

A look at the life and work of American journalist, I.F. Stone, who leads a one-man crusade against government deception.

Director: Fred Peabody | Stars: I.F. Stone, Chris Hedges, Leslie Moonves, Jeff Cohen

Votes: 566

21. Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005 Video)

62 min | Documentary

7.5

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Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms,... See full summary »

Director: Loretta Alper | Stars: Stanley Aronowitz, Edward Asner, Roseanne Barr, George W. Bush

Votes: 70

22. Feed (1992)

Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary

6.4

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This is a documentary about the 1992 New Hampshire primaries. It includes much footage of candidates as they meet people, and just before they go "on-air".

Directors: Kevin Rafferty, James Ridgeway | Stars: Jacques Barzaghi, Jerry Brown, Pat Buchanan, George Bush

Votes: 197

23. Hating Breitbart (2012)

R | 85 min | Documentary

6.5

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29 Metascore

One man with a website who forever changed the media paradigm, upending the traditional press and changing the ground rules of political journalism.

Director: Andrew Marcus | Stars: Andrew Breitbart, Orson Bean, Dick Armey, Michele Bachmann

Votes: 500 | Gross: $0.08M

24. The Media Project (1991)

120 min | Documentary

7.5

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A film that criticises and discussed the Australian media coverage of the first gulf war.

Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Neal Blewett, Annette Blonski, George Bush, Alida Chase

Votes: 28

25. Shadows of Liberty (2012)

93 min | Documentary

7.7

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Examines the new media monopoly by corporations in America versus the public battle for truth and democracy.

Director: Jean-Philippe Tremblay | Stars: Kerry Shale, Amy Goodman, Janine Jackson, Deepa Kumar

Votes: 434

26. Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2003)

Unrated | 84 min | Documentary

8.0

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49 Metascore

A documentary analyzing the role of the modern American media and its effects on democracy.

Director: Robert Kane Pappas | Stars: Vincent Bugliosi, Jeff Cohen, Dennis Kucinich, Charles Lewis

Votes: 1,148 | Gross: $0.02M

27. Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.7

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The profile of controversial journalist George Seldes and a piercing examination of America's news media. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, with readings of writings by Ed Asner, this Academy ... See full summary »

Director: Rick Goldsmith | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Edward Asner, Ben Bagdikian, Jeff Cohen

Votes: 150

28. ACORN and the Firestorm (2017)

84 min | Documentary

6.7

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56 Metascore

A hidden-camera video involving a fake prostitute threatens to destroy ACORN, America's largest grassroots anti-poverty organization. World Premiere Tribeca Film Festival.

Directors: Reuben Atlas, Sam Pollard | Stars: John Atlas, Glenn Beck, Bon Bon, Andrew Breitbart

Votes: 122 | Gross: $0.00M

29. Gary Webb: In His Own Words (2002)

8 min | Documentary, Short

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Directors: Anthony Lappé, Stephen Marshall | Star: Gary Webb

30. Move: Confrontation in Philadelphia (1980 Video)

62 min | Documentary

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MOVE: Confrontation in Philadelphia is a fast-paced, independently created award-winning documentary film of the events of the summer of 1978 which lead up to the Philadelphia police arrest... See full summary »

Directors: Jane Mancini, Karen Pomer | Stars: Chuckie Africa, Delbert Africa, Janet Africa, Janine Africa

31. Fear & Favor in the Newsroom (1996)

57 min | Documentary

9.0

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Director: Beth Sanders | Stars: Jon Alpert, Ben Bagdikian, Joel Beinin, Lowell Bergman

Votes: 34

32. The Confession (VI) (2016)

96 min | Documentary

6.9

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A man returns from Bagram in Afghanistan and Guantanamo to tell the story.

Director: Ashish Ghadiali | Stars: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Colin Powell

Votes: 64

33. Since (1966)

67 min | Drama, History

4.2

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Andy Warhol's experimental reconstruction of the assassination of the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, which serves as his critical commentary on the way the media presented the tragic event.

Director: Andy Warhol | Stars: Gerard Malanga, Ivy Nicholson, Ondine, Richard Rheem

Votes: 17

34. El diario de Agustín (2008)

80 min | Documentary

7.6

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Exposé of the CIA-financed efforts of the Edwards family of Chile to cover up the human rights abuses of the Pinochet dictatorship through its newspaper 'El Mercurio'.

Director: Ignacio Agüero | Stars: Salvador Allende, Patricio Aylwin, Raquel Correa, John Dinges

Votes: 97

35. Spin (1995)

57 min | Documentary

7.9

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Pirated satellite feeds revealing U. S. media personalities' contempt for their viewers.

Director: Brian Springer | Stars: Larry Agran, Jim Bakker, Bill Beutel, Tom Brokaw

Votes: 523

36. Your ABC Exposed (2022 TV Special)

60 min | Documentary

6.2

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As the Australian Broadcasting Corporation turns 90, Sky News Australia host Chris Kenny examines the origin, purpose and performance of the national broadcaster, its contribution to public... See full summary »

Stars: Chris Kenny, Tony Abbott, Janet Albrechtsen, Richard Alston

Votes: 8